JP2019105983A - Authentication information providing server and locking/unlocking method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an authentication information providing server and a locking/unlocking method which offer much more opportunities to deliver packages.SOLUTION: The authentication information providing server comprises: an authentication information storage unit which stores authentication information for locking/unlocking a predetermined area of a vehicle; an authentication information management unit which issues the authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit to a delivery user terminal; a vehicle information storage unit which stores information on a plurality of vehicles associated with addressees of packages; and a control unit which, in the case where the delivery user terminal requests change of a delivery place to a predetermined area of a vehicle different from a first vehicle corresponding to authentication information previously issued by the authentication information management unit, causes the authentication information management unit to issue authentication information corresponding to a second vehicle different from the first vehicle among the plurality of vehicles stored in the vehicle information storage unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an authentication information providing server and a locking and unlocking method.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a means for efficiently delivering a package between a delivery service requester and a delivery person, development of a delivery system has been advanced, which uses a loading space of a vehicle designated by the requester as a delivery location. For example, in patent document 1, when a user who delivers a package (hereinafter, also referred to as a delivery user) delivers a package, it is designated as a terminal used by the delivery user (hereinafter, also referred to as a delivery user terminal). A system has been proposed in which authentication processing is performed with a vehicle communication device mounted on a vehicle, and when the authentication is successful, locking and unlocking of a designated vehicle is possible.

JP, 2006-206225, A

  Here, when the requester of the delivery service (hereinafter, also referred to as a request user) designates the loading space of the vehicle as the delivery location of the package, it is designated as the delivery destination before the delivery user delivers the package. When the vehicle moves, delivery of the package to the vehicle becomes difficult. Further, even if an obstacle exists around the loading door of the vehicle designated as the delivery destination and the loading door can not be opened, delivery of the package to the vehicle becomes difficult. In such a case, if the delivery user brings back the package, the need for redelivery arises.

  The present invention has been made in view of the various situations as described above, and an object thereof is to provide a system which can obtain more opportunities for delivering a package.

  One aspect of the present invention is authentication information corresponding to a locking / unlocking device for locking / unlocking a predetermined area of a vehicle as a delivery location of the package based on a request from a delivery user terminal used by a user delivering the package. An authentication information providing server for providing an authentication information storage unit for storing authentication information for locking and unlocking the predetermined area; and the authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit, the delivery user terminal An authentication information management unit issued to the vehicle information storage unit for storing information on a plurality of vehicles associated with the package recipient, and a corresponding to the authentication information previously issued by the authentication information management unit The first of the plurality of vehicles stored in the vehicle information storage unit is a request from the delivery user terminal for making the predetermined area of the vehicle different from one vehicle a delivery location. The authentication information corresponding to the different second vehicle both with a control unit which issued the authentication information management unit, an authentication information providing server comprising.

  The predetermined area provided in the vehicle is locked and unlocked to control the delivery user's access to the predetermined area. An example of the predetermined area may be a trunk (car compartment) of a vehicle or a compartment such as a passenger seat. For this locking and unlocking, the delivery user needs to have the delivery user terminal issue authentication information from the authentication information management unit.

Here, even when the authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle is issued, the delivery is performed when the first vehicle is moving, or when the delivery user can not open the predetermined area of the first vehicle, etc. It is also conceivable that the user can not deliver the package to the predetermined area of the first vehicle. In this case, if a predetermined area of a plurality of vehicles can be used as a delivery location, it may be possible to deliver a package to a predetermined area of a second vehicle different from the first vehicle. That is, if authentication information corresponding to each of a plurality of vehicles can be issued, more delivery locations for the package can be secured, so more opportunities for delivering the package can be obtained. The first vehicle and the second vehicle are any of a plurality of vehicles associated with the same package recipient. The plurality of vehicles may be three or more vehicles. The authentication information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles associated with the package recipient is stored in the authentication information storage unit, and any authentication information is issued by the authentication information management unit.

  Further, when receiving a signal indicating that the package has been delivered to the second vehicle from the delivery user terminal, the terminal used by the receiver is notified that the package has been delivered to the second vehicle. A notification unit can further be provided.

  The recipient can easily identify to which vehicle the package has been delivered based on the notification.

  Further, one of the aspects of the present invention is a terminal used by a user who delivers a package, and using the authentication information corresponding to the vehicle as the delivery location of the package, a predetermined vehicle of the delivery location of the package is used. A locking and unlocking method performed by a delivery user terminal for locking and unlocking an area, the authentication server requesting a request for setting the predetermined area of a vehicle different from the first vehicle corresponding to the authentication information received earlier as a delivery location The authentication information corresponding to a second vehicle different from the first vehicle among the plurality of vehicles associated with the package recipient is received from the authentication server, and the authentication corresponding to the second vehicle is transmitted. It is the locking and unlocking method which performs locking and unlocking of the predetermined field of the second vehicle using information.

  In this case, when the delivery user terminal receives the authentication information corresponding to the second vehicle, the delivery user terminal may revoke the authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle.

  Then, when it becomes possible to access the predetermined area of the second vehicle, the predetermined area of the first vehicle can not be accessed, so that the occurrence of security concerns can be suppressed. The delivery user terminal may invalidate the authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle according to an instruction from the server or the like, or respond to the first vehicle triggered by receiving the authentication information corresponding to the second vehicle. The authentication information may be revoked.

  According to the present invention, more opportunities for delivering packages can be obtained.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the delivery management system containing the authentication information provision server which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram showing roughly an example of composition of a delivery management system containing an attestation information offer server concerning an embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of table composition of delivery information. It is the figure which showed an example of the table structure of vehicle management information. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of certification information demand control. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement of a delivery management system when authentication information is issued with respect to a delivery user terminal. It is a flow chart showing a flow of authentication information issuance control. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement of a delivery management system when authentication information is issued with respect to a delivery user terminal.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the component parts described in the present embodiment are not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention to them unless otherwise specified.

First Embodiment
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a delivery management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The delivery management system 1 shares (shares) the luggage compartment 15 (trunk room) of the vehicle 10 designated by the requester between the person who requests the delivery of the package and the person who is requested to deliver the package. It is a system in the delivery service which makes the said cargo room 15 a delivery place by doing. The delivery management system 1 illustratively includes two vehicles (a first vehicle 10A and a second vehicle 10B), but three or more vehicles may be included. In addition, when referring to a vehicle in the present specification, the reference numeral thereof is 10. Moreover, when distinguishing and expressing about the structure of 1st vehicle 10A and 2nd vehicle 10B, suppose that the suffix of A and B is attached | subjected and expressed like the cargo compartment 15A and the cargo compartment 15B, respectively. On the other hand, when referring collectively to the configurations of the first vehicle 10A and the second vehicle 10B, they will be represented without subscripts. Hereinafter, a person who requests delivery of a package will be referred to as a "request user", and a person who has been requested for delivery of a package will be referred to as a "delivery user". Further, the cargo room 15 is a predetermined area in the vehicle 10 which can be arranged the luggage to be delivered, and is configured to be locked and unlocked by the on-vehicle device 11 as described later. The cargo compartment 15 is an area separated from the compartment where the driver or the like of the vehicle 10 rides so that access to each other becomes impossible. The cargo compartment 15 is provided with a cargo compartment door 16 which can be opened and closed from the outside of the vehicle 10.

  In the example of FIG. 1, the delivery management system 1 includes in-vehicle devices 11A and 11B installed in the first vehicle 10A and the second vehicle 10B, the delivery user terminal 200, the request user terminal 50, the center server 400, and the delivery management server 500. Including. The in-vehicle device 11, the delivery user terminal 200, the request user terminal 50, the center server 400, and the delivery management server 500 are mutually connected by the network N1. The network N1 is, for example, a global public communication network such as the Internet, and a WAN (Wide Area Network) or another communication network may be adopted. The network N1 may also include a telephone communication network such as a mobile phone, and a wireless communication network such as WiFi. Further, the in-vehicle device 11 is connected to the delivery user terminal 200, which is a terminal used by the delivery user, via the network N2 including near field communication and the like. Although the delivery management system 1 illustratively includes one delivery management server 500, two or more delivery management servers may be included.

The delivery management server 500 receives the registration of an article to be delivered (hereinafter, also referred to as a package) from the request user terminal 50 which is a terminal used by the request user. The request user uses the service by the delivery management system 1 installed in the request user terminal 50, for example, when having the delivery user deliver the goods purchased as a package at the product purchase site opened by the electronic commerce business as a package. The delivery management server 500 can register the delivery information related to the package and the vehicle management information in the case where the delivery location of the package is the vehicle 10 by an application (hereinafter, also referred to as a predetermined application). The delivery information includes, as shown in FIG. 3 described later, identification information of the requesting user, delivery schedule information, and the like. The identification information of the requesting user is also associated in advance with the vehicle 10 linked to the requesting user in the delivery management server 500, and is a candidate for a delivery location related to the user (requesting user) including the vehicle 10. The request user appropriately selects a delivery location to be used, which is also included in the delivery information. In the following description, it is assumed that the delivery location of the requesting user is the vehicle 10 and that description will be advanced. Furthermore, the delivery information also includes information on the status of the package. As the said status information, information, such as whether delivery of the package was completed, can be illustrated. The vehicle management information includes information for identifying the vehicle 10, information for associating the requesting user with the plurality of vehicles 10, and the like, as shown in FIG. 4 described later.

  When the delivery management server 500 receives a request for delivery of a package from the request user terminal 50, and the delivery place is the vehicle 10, it delivers the authentication information for locking and unlocking the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10 containing the package. The center server 400 is requested to transmit to the user terminal 200. The request is made from the request from the delivery user terminal 200 as a starting point. The center server 400 transmits the authentication information of the vehicle 10 associated with the identification information of the request user to the delivery user terminal 200 via the delivery management server 500 based on the identification information of the request user included in the delivery information. . The delivery user can access the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10 to deliver the package by locking and unlocking the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10 using the authentication information received by the delivery user terminal 200. Here, the authentication information is transferred from the delivery user terminal 200 to the in-vehicle device 11 by near-field wireless communication, and receives authentication processing by the in-vehicle device 11, thereby causing the in-vehicle device 11 to lock and unlock the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10. It is information.

  FIG. 2 is a block schematically showing an example of the configuration of each of the in-vehicle device 11, the delivery user terminal 200, the request user terminal 50, the delivery management server 500, and the center server 400, which constitute the delivery management system 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. The hardware configuration and functional configuration of the in-vehicle device 11, the delivery user terminal 200, the request user terminal 50, the delivery management server 500, and the center server 400 will be described based on FIG.

  The in-vehicle device 11 includes a key unit 100, a locking and unlocking device 300, a data communication device 350, and a position information acquisition unit 120. The key unit 100 has a wireless interface similar to that of a smart key electronic key (hereinafter referred to as a portable device), and uses a physical key by communicating with the lock / unlock device 300 of the on-vehicle device 11. Locking and unlocking the loading space 15 and the passenger compartment of the vehicle 10 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "locking and unlocking of the vehicle 10 when there is no need to distinguish between the loading space 15 and the passenger compartment") it can. In addition, the key unit 100 performs near field communication with a portable terminal such as the delivery user terminal 200, and determines whether or not to behave as the electronic key of the vehicle 10 based on the result of authenticating the delivery user terminal 200. Do.

  When the delivery user terminal 200 accesses the loading space 15 of the vehicle 10 for delivery of a package, the authentication information for locking and unlocking the loading space 15 is centered via the delivery management server 500 as described above. Have the server 400 issue it. Then, the authentication information transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200 to the key unit 100 is collated with the authentication information stored in advance in the key unit 100. If the authentication process is successful, the delivery user terminal 200 is authenticated as a terminal that operates the on-vehicle apparatus 11 properly. When the delivery user terminal 200 is authenticated, the key unit 100 transmits the key ID of the vehicle 10 stored in advance in the key unit 100 and associated with the authentication information to the locking / unlocking device 300 together with the locking signal or the unlocking signal. Do. In the following description, the locking signal and the unlocking signal are collectively referred to as a locking and unlocking signal. The term lock and unlock signal refers to at least one of a lock and unlock signal. The locking and unlocking device 300 locks and unlocks the vehicle 10 when the key ID received from the key unit 100 matches the key ID stored in advance in the locking and unlocking device 300.

The locking and unlocking apparatus 300 is an apparatus for locking and unlocking the door of the compartment of the vehicle 10 and the luggage compartment door 16. For example, the door of the vehicle 10 is locked or unlocked in response to a locking signal and an unlocking signal transmitted from a portable device corresponding to the vehicle 10 via radio waves of high frequency (Radio Frequency, hereinafter referred to as RF) band. Do. In addition, it has a function of transmitting radio waves in a low frequency (hereinafter referred to as LF) band for searching for a portable device.

In the present embodiment, the key unit 100 controls the locking and unlocking of the door of the vehicle 10 by transmitting and receiving radio waves of the RF band and the LF band to and from the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 instead of the above-described portable device. Hereinafter, the communication destination of the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 is limited to the key unit 100 unless otherwise noted.

  The key unit 100 is a device disposed at a predetermined position (for example, in a glove box) in a vehicle compartment of the vehicle 10. The key unit 100 has a function of performing near field communication with the delivery user terminal 200 and the like to authenticate the delivery user terminal 200, and a function of transmitting a lock / unlock signal using radio waves in the RF band based on the authentication result. have. The key unit 100 includes an LF receiver 101, an RF transmitter 102, a short distance communication unit 103, and a control unit 104.

  The LF receiver 101 is a means for receiving a polling signal transmitted from the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 via an electric wave of the LF band. The RF transmitter 102 is means for transmitting a locking / unlocking signal to the locking / unlocking apparatus 300 via radio waves in the RF band.

  The short distance communication unit 103 is means for communicating with the delivery user terminal 200. The short distance communication unit 103 performs communication in a short distance (the degree to which communication can be performed inside and outside the vehicle) using a predetermined wireless communication standard. In the present embodiment, the short distance communication unit 103 performs data communication according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy standard (hereinafter, BLE). BLE is a low-power communication standard based on Bluetooth, and has the feature that communication can be started immediately by detecting a partner without requiring pairing of devices. Although BLE is illustrated in this embodiment, other wireless communication standards can also be used. For example, near field communication (NFC), ultra wide band (UWB), WiFi (registered trademark), or the like can be used.

  The control unit 104 performs near field communication with the delivery user terminal 200 via the near field communication unit 103, and performs control for authenticating the delivery user terminal 200 and control for transmitting a lock / unlock signal based on the authentication result. It is.

  The control unit 104 includes a storage unit 1041 and an authentication unit 1042. The storage unit 1041 stores a control program for controlling the key unit 100. The control unit 104 may realize various functions including the authentication unit 1042 by executing a control program stored in the storage unit 1041 by a CPU (not shown). For example, the control unit 104 has a function of receiving a polling signal transmitted from the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 as an electric wave in the LF band via the LF receiver 101, and transmits the unlocking signal as an electric wave in the RF band to the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 A function to transmit via the machine 102, a function to process communication with the delivery user terminal 200 via the short distance communication unit 103, and a lock and unlock signal when the authentication of the delivery user terminal 200 by the authentication unit 1042 succeeds. To realize the functions

  The authentication unit 1042 authenticates the delivery user terminal 200 based on the authentication information included in the locking request or the unlocking request (hereinafter collectively referred to as a locking / unlocking request) transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200. Specifically, the authentication information stored in the storage unit 1041 is compared with the authentication information transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200, and when they are in a predetermined relationship, it is determined that the authentication is successful. If both pieces of authentication information do not satisfy the predetermined relationship, it is determined that the authentication fails. Here, in addition to the case where the authentication information stored in the storage unit 1041 matches the authentication information transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200, the predetermined relationship means predetermined encryption using two authentication information. When the processing results such as decryption match, the case where the result of performing the decryption processing on one of the two pieces of authentication information matches the other is included.

When the authentication unit 1042 succeeds in authenticating the delivery user terminal 200, the delivery user terminal 200
The lock / unlock signal generated in response to the request received from is transmitted to the lock / unlock apparatus 300 via the RF transmitter 102. Hereinafter, the authentication information stored in the key unit 100 may be referred to as device authentication information, and the authentication information transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200 or the like may be referred to as terminal authentication information according to the need for description. In addition, the key unit 100 transmits the above key ID to the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 together with the locking and unlocking signal.

  As described above, the on-vehicle device 11 operates the locking and unlocking device 300 through the authentication process by the key unit 100 starting from the authentication information transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200, and dissolves the compartment and the luggage compartment of the vehicle 10. Execute a series of processes to lock.

Further, the in-vehicle device 11 is provided with a data communication device 350. The data communication device 350 is a communication device connected to the center server 400 via the network N1 and capable of exchanging data with the center server 400. The data communication device 350 includes a communication unit 351 and a control unit 352. The communication unit 351 is communication means for connecting the in-vehicle apparatus 11 to the network N1. In this embodiment, another device (network 3) is used via the network N1 using a mobile communication service such as 3G (3rd Generation) or LTE (Long Term Evolution).
For example, communication can be performed with the center server 400 or the like.

  Control unit 352 is a computer that controls the data communication device 350. The control unit 352 performs, for example, a process of transmitting the position information of the vehicle 10 to the center server 400. The control unit 352 is configured by, for example, a microcomputer, and has a function for performing the above-described various processes by causing a CPU (all not shown) to execute a program stored in a storage unit (ROM or the like). Is realized.

The in-vehicle device 11 includes a position information acquisition unit 120 that acquires position information of the vehicle 10. The position information acquisition unit 120 uses the GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like to
Get the current position of. The position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 120 is sent to the center server 400 via the data communication device 350 together with the key ID. Therefore, the center server 400 can grasp the position of the vehicle 10.

  Next, the delivery user terminal 200 will be described. The delivery user terminal 200 is, for example, a small computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a personal information terminal, or a wearable computer (smart watch or the like). The delivery user terminal 200 may be a personal computer (PC) connected to the delivery management server 500 via the network N1 such as the Internet, which is a public communication network. The delivery user terminal 200 includes a short distance communication unit 201, a communication unit 202, a control unit 203, and an input / output unit 204.

The short distance communication unit 201 is means for performing communication with the key unit 100 according to the same communication standard as the short distance communication unit 103 of the key unit 100. A network formed between the short distance communication unit 201 and the key unit 100 is represented by N2 in FIG. The communication unit 202 is communication means for connecting the delivery user terminal 200 to the network N1. In this embodiment, it is possible to communicate with another device (for example, the delivery management server 500 or the like) via the network N1 using a mobile communication service such as 3G (3rd Generation) or LTE (Long Term Evolution). .

The control unit 203 is a computer that controls the delivery user terminal 200. The control unit 203 performs, for example, a process of acquiring the terminal authentication information described above, a process of generating a lock and unlock request including the acquired terminal authentication information, and a process of transmitting the generated lock and unlock request to the key unit 100. . The control unit 203 is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer, and has a function for performing the above-described various processes by causing a CPU (all not shown) to execute a program stored in a storage unit (ROM or the like). Is realized.

  The control unit 203 also performs interaction with the delivery user via the input / output unit 204. The input / output unit 204 is means for receiving an input operation performed by the delivery user and presenting information to the delivery user. Specifically, it comprises a touch panel and its control means, a liquid crystal display and its control means. A touch panel and a liquid crystal display consist of one touch panel display in this embodiment.

  The control unit 203 displays an operation screen on the input / output unit 204, and generates a lock / unlock request according to the operation performed by the delivery user. For example, the control unit 203 outputs, to the touch panel display, an icon for unlocking, an icon for locking, etc., and generates an unlocking request or a locking request based on an operation performed by the delivery user. . The operation performed by the delivery user is not limited to that via the touch panel display. For example, a hardware switch or the like may be used.

  Further, the control unit 203 performs a process of acquiring terminal authentication information from the center server 400. The terminal authentication information is not the information (key ID) for the lock / unlock apparatus 300 to authenticate the key unit 100, but the information for the key unit 100 to authenticate the delivery user terminal 200 (for example, mounted on the vehicle 10) Authentication information corresponding to authentication information unique to the key unit 100). Specifically, the control unit 203 transmits a request for issuing terminal authentication information to the center server 400 via the delivery management server 500. The “issue request of terminal authentication information” mentioned here includes identification information of the delivery user terminal 200 and a signal for requesting issuance of terminal authentication information unique to the key unit 100. The center server 400 receives the request for issuing the terminal authentication information, acquires terminal authentication information unique to the key unit 100 mounted on the vehicle 10, and delivers the acquired terminal authentication information to the delivery user terminal via the delivery management server 500. Send to 200 Thereby, on the delivery user terminal 200, an operation of unlocking the vehicle 10 becomes possible. When the delivery user terminal 200 does not have terminal authentication information, locking operation and unlocking operation from the operation screen are impossible.

  The terminal authentication information acquired by the delivery user terminal 200 in the present embodiment is a one-time key which is invalidated by using the lock of the luggage compartment door 16 as the delivery user's delivery work ends. For example, at the timing when the terminal authentication information transmitted from the center server 400 is received by the delivery user terminal 200, the terminal authentication information is stored in the storage unit (not shown) of the delivery user terminal 200, and then the delivery work is completed. When the lock notification transmitted from the key unit 100 is received by the delivery user terminal 200 when the loading room door 16 is locked, the terminal authentication information is deleted from the storage unit.

  The timing at which the terminal authentication information stored in the storage unit of the delivery user terminal 200 is deleted is not limited to the above-described example, and the delivery user terminal 200 transmits the terminal authentication information transmitted from the center server 400. It may be timing when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of reception (or the time of when the center server 400 transmits terminal authentication information to the delivery user terminal 200). Further, when the delivery user terminal 200 receives new terminal authentication information from the center server 400, the previous terminal authentication information stored in the delivery user terminal 200 may be deleted. Further, the terminal authentication information is not limited to the one-time key as described above, and may be a limited key which is valid only in a predetermined time zone. Then, regardless of whether the terminal authentication information is a one-time key or a limited key, device authentication information corresponding to the terminal authentication information is stored in the key unit 100 in advance.

Next, the request user terminal 50 will be described. Similarly to the delivery user terminal 200, the request user terminal 50 may be, for example, a small computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a personal information terminal, a wearable computer (smart watch etc.), or a personal computer. May be The request user terminal 50 is configured to include a communication unit 51, a control unit 52, an input / output unit 53, and a short distance communication unit 54.

  The communication unit 51 is a communication unit functionally equivalent to the communication unit 202 for connecting to the network N1. The control unit 52 is a computer that controls the request user terminal 50. The control unit 52 is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer, and functions for performing various processes are realized by causing a CPU (all not shown) to execute a program stored in a storage unit (ROM or the like). . The input / output unit 53 is also a unit functionally similar to the input / output unit 204 described above, which receives an input operation performed by the request user and presents information to the request user.

  The short distance communication unit 54 is means for performing communication with the key unit 100 according to the same communication standard as the short distance communication unit 103 of the key unit 100. The control unit 52 performs a process of acquiring terminal authentication information from the center server 400 and transmits the terminal authentication information to the key unit 100 via the short distance communication unit 54 by the short distance wireless communication. The locking and unlocking device 300 is operated.

Next, the delivery management server 500 will be described. The delivery management server 500 has a general computer configuration, and when a plurality of delivery carriers participate in the delivery management system 1, each delivery carrier carries out at least one delivery as its own management server. Prepare the management server. The delivery management server 500 includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a digital signal processor (DSP).
Processor (not shown) such as Signal Processor, RAM (Random Access Memory), R
It is a computer having a main storage unit (not shown) such as an OM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), a hard disk drive (HDD, Hard Disk Drive), and an auxiliary storage unit 503 such as a removable medium. The removable medium is, for example, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, or a disk recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The auxiliary storage unit 503 stores an operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, etc., and loads the program stored therein into the work area of the main storage unit and executes it, and executes the program. By controlling each component and the like, it is possible to realize a function that matches a predetermined purpose.

  Further, the delivery management server 500 includes a communication unit 501. The communication unit 501 is connected to another device, and performs communication between the delivery management server 500 and another device (for example, the center server 400, the delivery user terminal 200, the request user terminal 50, and the like). The communication unit 501 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface board or a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication. The LAN interface board and the wireless communication circuit are connected to a network N1 such as the Internet which is a public communication network.

  Further, the delivery management server 500 has a delivery management DB (database) 503 for storing the delivery information described above. The delivery management DB 5031 is formed by storing delivery information in the above-described auxiliary storage unit 503, and in which the association between the request user and the delivery information is performed. The delivery management DB 5031 is constructed by managing a data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 503 by a program of a database management system (DBMS) executed by a processor. The delivery management DB 5031 is, for example, a relational database.

Here, the configuration of the delivery information stored in the delivery management DB 5031 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 3 exemplifies a table configuration of delivery information, and the delivery information table has fields of request user ID, delivery date, delivery location, delivery status, package attribute. In the request user ID field, identification information for specifying the request user is input. In the delivery date field, information representing the delivery date of the package is input. In the delivery status field, information indicating whether delivery of the package by the delivery user is completed is input. In the package attribute field, for example, information for identifying the package such as weight and size regarding the package is input.

  And in the delivery management server 500, the control part 502 is formed as a function part by execution of the program by the processor mentioned above. The control unit 502 performs management control such as registration and update of delivery information in the delivery management DB 5031. For example, when a request user requests delivery of a package via the request user terminal 50, the delivery date, delivery location, etc. are associated with the identification information of the request user, and delivery information corresponding to the request user is generated. , And stored in the delivery management DB 5031. In addition, when the request user notifies of a change in the information on the delivery date and the delivery location after the delivery information is generated, the stored delivery information is updated according to the change. Further, the control unit 502 communicates with the delivery user terminal 200 via the communication unit 501, and updates information related to the status of the package included in the delivery information. For example, the delivery user receives status information (for example, information indicating the completion of delivery) input from the delivery user terminal 200 via the input / output unit 204, and updates the corresponding delivery information.

  The delivery management DB 5031 also stores vehicle management information in which the request user and the vehicle 10 as a delivery location are linked. The configuration of the vehicle management information will be described based on FIG. FIG. 4 exemplifies a table configuration of vehicle management information. The vehicle management information table has a request user ID field, a vehicle type field, a color field, a number field, a vehicle position field, and a priority field. The vehicle type field, the color field, and the number field are information for identifying the vehicle 10 so that the delivery user can find the vehicle 10 when the requesting user selects the vehicle 10 as the delivery location (vehicle type, Vehicle color, number) is input. In the vehicle position field, position information at which the vehicle 10 is arranged is input. The position information of the vehicle 10 may be transmitted from the center server 400 to the delivery management server 500, or the request user may input via the request user terminal 50. In the vehicle management information table, a plurality of vehicles 10 can be registered in association with the same request user ID. And a vehicle management information table has a priority field with which the priority as a delivery place is inputted, when a plurality of vehicles 10 are registered to one request user ID. It is not necessary to input this priority. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary storage unit 503 having the delivery management DB 5031 functions as a vehicle information storage unit in the present invention.

  Then, the control unit 502 instructs the delivery user terminal 200 to deliver the package so that the delivery user can deliver the package to the vehicle 10 based on the delivery information and the vehicle management information linked to the request user. Send. Note that this delivery instruction may be transmitted to the delivery user terminal 200 not once but multiple times. For example, on the day before the scheduled delivery date, delivery instructions related to delivery on the next day may be collectively sent to the delivery user terminal 200, and delivery instructions may be sent again on the day of delivery. When the delivery information or the vehicle management information is updated at the time of the second transmission, the updated contents are reflected.

  One of the functional components of the delivery management server 500 or part of the process may be executed by another computer connected to the network N1. Further, the series of processing executed by the delivery management server 500 can be executed not only by hardware but also by software.

Next, the center server 400 will be described. The center server 400 also has a general computer configuration, and the basic hardware configuration is the same as the delivery management server 500, and a processor (not shown), a main storage unit (not shown), an auxiliary storage unit 403. Have. Therefore, the program stored in the auxiliary storage unit 403 is loaded into the work area of the main storage unit and executed, and each component is controlled through the execution of the program to realize the function meeting the predetermined purpose. be able to. The center server 400 also has a communication unit 401. The communication unit 401 is functionally equivalent to the communication unit 501 of the delivery management server 500, and the center server 400 and other devices (for example, , Communication with the delivery management server 500, the request user terminal 50, etc.).

  Further, the center server 400 has, in the auxiliary storage unit 403, a user information DB 4031 for storing various information and an authentication information DB 4032. These databases (DB) are constructed by managing the data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 403 by the program of the database management system executed by the processor. The user information DB 4031 and the authentication information DB 4032 are, for example, relational databases.

  The user information DB 4031 stores identification information of a user (for example, a delivery user or a request user) who uses the vehicle 10, a corresponding password, and the like. The authentication information DB 4032 stores authentication information of the vehicle 10, which corresponds to the above-described terminal authentication information. The authentication information of the vehicle 10 is information associated with the identification information (key ID) of the vehicle 10, and can be, for example, identification information unique to the key unit 100 that the on-vehicle device 11 has. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary storage unit 403 having the authentication information DB 4032 functions as an authentication information storage unit in the present invention. In addition to the authentication information of the vehicle 10, the authentication information DB 4032 may store information such as the valid period (including the valid time zone) of the authentication information and the expiration date of the authentication information. The valid period of the authentication information may be transmitted to the delivery user terminal 200 together with the authentication information. When the delivery user terminal 200 receives the validity period of the authentication information, the delivery user terminal 200 can delete and expire the authentication information whose validity period has passed. Further, the presence or absence of the authentication information indicates whether the authentication information is transmitted to the delivery user terminal 200 and is in a valid state or is in the process of being expired after the expiration date. When the authentication information management unit 4021 described later transmits authentication information to the delivery user terminal 200 and is in a valid state, duplicate authentication information is issued by preventing the authentication information from being issued with overlapping validity periods. Can be avoided.

  Further, in the center server 400, the control unit 402 is formed as a functional unit by execution of the program by the processor described above. The control unit 402 performs control related to issuance of authentication information to the delivery user terminal 200 and the like. Specifically, the control unit 402 includes an authentication information management unit 4021 and a lock / unlock control unit 4022 as functional units.

  The authentication information management unit 4021 manages the issuance of authentication information for locking and unlocking the vehicle 10. Specifically, the authentication information management unit 4021 receives an issuance request of authentication information for locking and unlocking the vehicle 10 from the delivery user terminal 200 via the delivery management server 500. The authentication information management unit 4021 receives information on the delivery user terminal 200 that is the transmission destination of the authentication information, as well as a request for issuing the authentication information. The authentication information management unit 4021 transmits authentication information (terminal authentication information) corresponding to the key unit 100 to the delivery user terminal 200 via the delivery management server 500. The authentication information management unit 4021 may generate authentication information including information of a valid period. Even if the key unit 100 of the in-vehicle device 11 has received the authentication information including the information of the validity period, if the validity period has passed, the key unit 100 does not execute locking / unlocking of the vehicle 10 as the authentication information has expired. Make it In the present embodiment, the authentication information management unit 4021 functions as an authentication information management unit in the present invention.

As described above, even if the center server 400 issues authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A in response to the issue request from the delivery user terminal 200, the package can not be delivered to the first vehicle 10A. In this case, the delivery user terminal 200 can request the center server 400 via the delivery management server 500 to issue the authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle. In this case, the delivery user performs a predetermined operation for requesting the substitute vehicle to the input / output unit 204 of the delivery user terminal 200 (for example, to request the touch panel display to issue authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle) Display the icon and click this icon). In accordance with this predetermined operation, control section 203 of delivery user terminal 200 generates an issuance request of authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle. The operation performed by the delivery user is not limited to that via the touch panel display. For example, a hardware switch or the like may be used.

  The control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500 refers to the vehicle management information shown in FIG. 4 when there is a request for issuance of authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle from the delivery user terminal 200, and links the same request user ID. A vehicle other than the attached first vehicle 10A is searched. If there is a vehicle (second vehicle 10B) other than the first vehicle 10A, the second vehicle 10B is selected as an alternative vehicle. At this time, a vehicle having a higher priority input to the priority field shown in FIG. 4 is selected as the second vehicle 10B. Thus, when the second vehicle 10B is selected, the delivery management server 500 requests the center server 400 to issue authentication information corresponding to the second vehicle 10B. When authentication information corresponding to the second vehicle 10B is issued from the center server 400, the delivery management server 500 delivers the vehicle information (vehicle type, vehicle color, number, position) of the second vehicle 10B together with the authentication information. Transmit to terminal 200. Thus, the delivery user terminal 200 can access the loading space 15B of the second vehicle 10B, and can deliver the package to the loading space 15B. In addition, when a package can not be delivered to the 2nd vehicle 10B, issue of the authentication information corresponding to the other vehicle 10 can also be requested | required. Moreover, the control part 502 of the delivery management server 500 notifies that to the delivery user terminal 200, when vehicles 10 other than the 1st vehicle 10A stringed | linked by the same request user ID do not exist.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of control (authentication information request control) when the delivery management server 500 requests the center server 400 to issue authentication information. The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is repeatedly executed by the control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500 at predetermined time intervals. In the present embodiment, the control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500 that executes authentication information request control functions as a control unit in the present invention. First, in S101, it is determined whether the delivery user terminal 200 has issued an authentication information issuance request. The issue request includes a first issue request for the package to be delivered (issue request for authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A) and an issue request for authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle (second vehicle 10B). If an affirmative determination is made in S101, the process proceeds to S102, and if a negative determination is made, the authentication information request control is ended. When there is a request for issuing authentication information, the control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500 sends the delivery request source, which is the issue request source, to the delivery user terminal 200 that is the delivery request based on the information included in the issue request. Identify the corresponding request user ID.

In S102, it is determined whether the signal from the delivery user terminal 200 includes a request for issuing authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle. When an affirmative determination is made in S102, the process proceeds to S103, and when a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to S107. In S107, the first vehicle 10A is selected. The first vehicle 10A may be the vehicle 10 designated by the requesting user terminal 50 as the delivery location of the package to the delivery management server 500 when the requesting user requests the delivery of the package, as shown in FIG. The vehicle 10 selected by the delivery management server 500 from among the vehicles 10 associated with the requested user ID registered in the vehicle management information table may be used. For example, based on the requested user ID identified in S101, all the vehicles 10 linked with the requested user ID registered in the vehicle management information table shown in FIG. 4 are extracted, and priority is selected from among the vehicles 10 The vehicle 10 with the highest priority input in the degree field may be selected as the first vehicle 10A. When there is only one vehicle 10 linked with the request user ID, it is assumed that the vehicle 10 has the highest priority.

  In S103, it is determined whether there is an alternative vehicle (second vehicle 10B). That is, in the vehicle management information table shown in FIG. 4, it is determined whether a vehicle 10 different from the first vehicle 10A which the delivery user is to deliver is associated with the same request user ID. When an affirmative determination is made in S103, the process proceeds to S104, and when a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to S106. In S106, it is difficult to deliver the package because the second vehicle 10B does not exist. In this case, the control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500 sends the delivery user terminal 200 a signal indicating that there is no alternative vehicle. The control unit 203 of the delivery user terminal 200 having received this signal displays on the touch panel display that there is no alternative vehicle. On the other hand, in S104, the second vehicle 10B is selected. At this time, the control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500 all the vehicles 10 linked with the requested user ID registered in the vehicle management information table shown in FIG. 4 based on the requested user ID specified in S101. Among the vehicles 10, the vehicle 10 having the highest priority other than the first vehicle 10A is selected as the second vehicle 10B. Then, in S105, the center server 400 transmits a signal requesting issuance of authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A selected in the second vehicle 10B or S107 selected in S104. Thus, the authentication information request control ends. Thereafter, when the delivery management server 500 receives the authentication information issued from the center server 400, the delivery management server 500 transmits the vehicle information of the selected vehicle 10 together with the authentication information to the delivery user terminal 200.

  Next, the operation of the delivery management system 1 when the authentication information is issued to the delivery user terminal 200 will be described based on FIG. In the flow shown in FIG. 6, the delivery user terminal 200 issues authentication information to the delivery management server 500 before the delivery user arrives at the vehicle 10 in order to deliver the package according to the delivery request from the requesting user. Is required (processing of S11). This request includes package attribute information, a request user ID, and the like. Further, the request includes an initial issue request for the package to be delivered (issue request for authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A) and an issue request for authentication information corresponding to the alternative vehicle (second vehicle 10B). . The delivery management server 500 that has received the request for issuance of authentication information from the delivery user terminal 200 executes the authentication information request control shown in FIG. 5 (processing of S12). When the vehicle 10 is selected by the authentication information request control, the center server 400 is requested to issue the authentication information (S13). Then, the center server 400 issues authentication information of the requested vehicle 10 (processing of S14).

  Then, in S15, the center server 400 transmits the authentication information to the delivery management server 500, and in S16, the delivery management server 500 transmits the authentication information and the vehicle information to the delivery user terminal 200. This vehicle information is information for enabling the delivery user to find the second vehicle 10B, like the vehicle management information shown in FIG. Then, when the delivery user terminal 200 receives the vehicle information, the vehicle information is displayed on the touch panel display of the delivery user terminal 200 (processing of S17). According to this display, the delivery user moves to the place where the vehicle 10 is disposed. In addition, when the authentication information transmitted from the center server 400 is received by the delivery user terminal 200, the delivery user terminal 200 can perform a locking and unlocking operation of the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10.

If the delivery user terminal 200 requests the issuance of the authentication information corresponding to the alternative vehicle, the delivery user terminal 200 receives the authentication information when the delivery user terminal 200 receives the authentication information, and the delivery user terminal 200 receives the authentication information. The authentication information (for example, authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A) stored in 200 may be revoked (processing of S18). That is, the authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A stored in the storage unit of the delivery user terminal 200 is transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200 at the timing when the delivery user terminal 200 receives the authentication information corresponding to the second vehicle 10B. It may be erased. The revocation of the authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A may be performed by the delivery user terminal 200 according to an instruction of the center server 400 or the delivery management server 500.

  Next, in S21 to S24, processing for unlocking the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10 using the delivery user terminal 200 is performed. In the process of S21 to S24, the delivery user terminal 200 is moved by the delivery user to a position where the short distance wireless communication between the key unit 100 of the vehicle 10 and the delivery user terminal 200 is established. I assume.

  When the delivery user performs an operation to unlock the vehicle 10 through the input / output unit 204 of the delivery user terminal 200, the delivery user terminal 200 transmits an unlock request including authentication information to the key unit 100 in S21. Do. Then, when the unlock request transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200 is received by the key unit 100, the key unit 100 stores the authentication information (terminal authentication information) included in the unlock request and the storage unit 1041 in S22. The authentication process is performed by comparing the received authentication information (device authentication information). If the authentication of both authentication information is successful, the key unit 100 transmits an unlock signal and a key ID to the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 in S23. When the unlocking signal and the key ID transmitted from the key unit 100 are received by the locking and unlocking apparatus 300, the locking and unlocking apparatus 300 performs an authentication process based on the received key ID in S24. As a result, when the authentication is successful, the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10 is unlocked. At this time, the locking and unlocking device 300 may perform an answer back or the like on the key unit 100.

  In S31 to S40, a process for locking the vehicle 10 using the delivery user terminal 200 and a process related to the locking are performed. After the delivery user opens the loading room door 16 by the unlocking process and performs a predetermined delivery operation, the loading room door 16 is closed and the vehicle 10 is locked via the input / output unit 204 of the delivery user terminal 200. When the operation is performed, the delivery user terminal 200 transmits a lock request including authentication information to the key unit 100 in S31. When the lock request transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200 is received by the key unit 100, the key unit 100 stores the authentication information (terminal authentication information) included in the lock request transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200 in S32. The authentication process is performed by comparing the authentication information (device authentication information) stored in the unit 1041. If the authentication of both authentication information is successful, the key unit 100 transmits a lock signal and a key ID to the locking and unlocking device 300 in S33. When the locking signal and the key ID transmitted from the key unit 100 are received by the locking / unlocking device 300, the locking / unlocking device 300 performs an authentication process based on the received key ID in S34. As a result, when the authentication is successful, the luggage compartment 15 of the vehicle 10 is locked. Further, after transmitting the lock signal to the lock / unlock apparatus 300, the key unit 100 transmits a notification (lock notification) indicating that the lock is completed to the delivery user terminal 200 (processing of S35). Thereby, a notification that locking has been completed is output on the touch panel display of the delivery user terminal 200.

When confirming that the delivery user has completed delivery of the package by the locking notification, the delivery user updates the delivery status in the delivery information stored in the delivery management server 500 via the input / output unit 204 of the delivery user terminal 200. In order to do this, the latest delivery status, that is, the status that delivery has been completed is input (processing of S36). As a result, the latest delivery status is sent from the delivery user terminal 200 to the delivery management server 500 (processing of S37). As a result, in the delivery management server 500 that has received the latest delivery status, the control unit 502 updates the delivery information (processing of S38). With regard to updating of the delivery status, when the delivery user terminal 200 receives a lock notification from the key unit 100 instead of the delivery user inputting information for that purpose, the delivery user terminal 200 subsequently sends the delivery management server 500 a message. Update command may be issued so that the delivery status becomes delivery complete. If the authentication information used by the delivery user terminal 200 for the current delivery work is a one-time key, the delivery user terminal 200 is acquired at S16 described above at the timing when the lock notification is received in the process of S35. Authentication information may be invalidated. That is, the authentication information stored in the storage unit of the delivery user terminal 200 may be deleted from the delivery user terminal 200 at the timing when the delivery user terminal 200 receives the lock notification.

  When the delivery information is updated in S38, the delivery management server 500 sends a signal to notify the request user terminal 50 of the information of the vehicle 10 which has delivered the package (the process of S39). This notification is performed by the control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500. In the present embodiment, the control unit 502 that performs this notification functions as a notification unit in the present invention. The control unit 52 of the request user terminal 50 that has received the vehicle information displays the vehicle information on the touch panel display (input / output unit 53) (processing of S40). Based on the vehicle information, the requesting user can specify the vehicle 10 to which the package has been delivered. The processes of S39 and S40 may be performed only when the package is delivered to the second vehicle 10B.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, before delivery of a package to the vehicle 10 originally scheduled, the vehicle 10 moves and it becomes difficult to deliver the package to the vehicle 10 However, since an alternative vehicle can be selected, the opportunity to deliver the package can be increased.

  In the above description, part of the functions of the center server 400 may be provided to the delivery management server 500, or part or all of the functions of the delivery management server 500 may be provided to the center server 400. The center server 400 and the delivery management server 500 may be integrated. Therefore, the delivery management server 500 may function as an authentication information storage unit or an authentication information management unit in the present invention, and the center server 400 may function as a vehicle information storage unit, a control unit, or a notification unit in the present invention. . Further, in the present embodiment, the delivery management server 500 or the center server 400 functions as an authentication server in the present invention.

  Further, the priority of the vehicle 10 shown in FIG. 4 may be input by the requesting user, but may be input by the delivery company. The priority of the vehicle 10 may be fixed or may change depending on the situation. For example, the priority may be higher for the vehicle 10 disposed closer to the current position of the delivery user. On the other hand, an input to the priority field shown in FIG. 4 may not be required, and any one of the vehicles 10 linked with the request user ID may be selected.

  Further, in the present embodiment, one second vehicle 10B has been described as an example of the alternative vehicle, but there may be a plurality of vehicles as candidates for the alternative vehicle. An alternative vehicle may be selected from the plurality of candidates according to the priority or arbitrarily.

Second Embodiment
An embodiment will be described in which the control unit 402 of the center server 400 implements the following authentication information issuance control instead of the control unit 502 of the delivery management server 500 executing the authentication information request control shown in FIG. 5. In this case, the auxiliary storage unit 403 of the center server 400 has a function corresponding to the auxiliary storage unit 503 having the delivery management DB 5031. Therefore, the vehicle management information table shown in FIG. 4 is generated in the center server 400. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of authentication information issuance control. The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is repeatedly executed by the control unit 402 of the center server 400 at predetermined time intervals. The control unit 402 of the center server 400 that executes such authentication information issuance control functions as a control unit in the present invention. Further, in the present embodiment, the center server 400 functions as an authentication server in the present invention.

  First, in S201, it is determined whether the delivery user terminal 200 has issued an authentication information issuance request. The issue request includes a first issue request for the package to be delivered (issue request for authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A) and an issue request for authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle (second vehicle 10B). The delivery user terminal 200 may request the center server 400 via the delivery management server 500, or the delivery user terminal 200 may request the center server 400 directly via the delivery management server 500 without issuing the authentication information. Good. If an affirmative determination is made in S201, the process proceeds to S202, and if a negative determination is made, the present authentication information issuance control is ended. In addition, when the issue request of the authentication information is made, the control unit 402 of the center server 400 corresponds to the delivery user terminal 200 which is the issue request source and the package to be delivered based on the information included in the issue request. Identify the requested user ID.

  In S202, it is determined whether the signal from the delivery user terminal 200 includes a request for issuing authentication information corresponding to the substitute vehicle. When an affirmative determination is made in S202, the process proceeds to S203, and when a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to S207. In S207, the first vehicle 10A is selected. The first vehicle 10A may be the vehicle 10 designated by the requesting user terminal 50 to the center server 400 as the delivery location of the package when the requesting user requests the delivery of the package, or in the vehicle management information table. It may be the vehicle 10 selected by the center server 400 from among the vehicles 10 associated with the registered request user ID. For example, based on the requested user ID specified in S201, all the vehicles 10 linked with the requested user ID registered in the vehicle management information table are extracted, and are input from among the vehicles 10 in the priority field The vehicle 10 with the highest priority may be selected as the first vehicle 10A. When there is only one vehicle 10 linked with the request user ID, it is assumed that the vehicle 10 has the highest priority.

  In S203, it is determined whether there is a substitute vehicle (second vehicle 10B). That is, in the vehicle management information table, it is determined whether or not the vehicle 10 different from the first vehicle 10A which the delivery user was to deliver is associated with the same request user ID. If an affirmative determination is made in S203, the process proceeds to S204, and if a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to S206. In S206, it is difficult to deliver the package because the second vehicle 10B does not exist. In this case, the control unit 402 of the center server 400 sends a signal indicating that there is no substitute vehicle to the delivery user terminal 200. The control unit 203 of the delivery user terminal 200 having received this signal displays on the touch panel display that there is no alternative vehicle. On the other hand, in S204, the second vehicle 10B is selected. At this time, the control unit 402 of the center server 400 extracts all the vehicles 10 linked with the requested user ID registered in the vehicle management information table based on the requested user ID identified in S201, and the vehicle 10 Among them, the vehicle 10 having the highest priority input to the priority field except the first vehicle 10A is selected as the second vehicle 10B. Then, in S205, the vehicle information of the selected vehicle 10 is transmitted to the delivery user terminal 200 together with the authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A selected in the second vehicle 10B or S207 selected in S204.

  Next, the operation of the delivery management system 1 when the authentication information is issued to the delivery user terminal 200 by the authentication information issuance control shown in FIG. 7 will be described based on FIG. In the flow of FIG. 8, the same processing as that of the flow of FIG. In the flow shown in FIG. 8, the delivery user terminal 200 issues authentication information to the center server 400 before the delivery user arrives at the vehicle 10 to deliver the package according to the delivery request from the requesting user. It is requested (processing of S51). This request includes package attribute information, a request user ID, and the like. Further, the request includes an initial issue request for the package to be delivered (issue request for authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle 10A) and an issue request for authentication information corresponding to the alternative vehicle (second vehicle 10B). . This request may be made to the center server 400 via the delivery management server 500.

  The center server 400 that has received the request for issuance of authentication information from the delivery user terminal 200 executes the authentication information issuance control shown in FIG. 7 (processing of S52). By executing the authentication information issuance control, the center server 400 issues the authentication information of the vehicle 10. Then, in S53, the center server 400 transmits the authentication information and the vehicle information to the delivery user terminal 200. This vehicle information is information for enabling the delivery user to find the second vehicle 10B, like the vehicle management information shown in FIG. The subsequent processes of S17, S18, S21-S24, and S31-S35 are the same as the flow shown in FIG.

  In S36, when the delivery user inputs a status indicating that delivery has been completed, the latest delivery status is transmitted from the delivery user terminal 200 to the center server 400 (processing of S61). The delivery status may be sent to the center server 400 via the delivery management server 500. Then, in the center server 400 that has received the latest delivery status, the control unit 402 updates the delivery information (processing of S62). As for the delivery status update, when the delivery user terminal 200 receives a lock notification from the key unit 100 instead of the delivery user inputting information for that purpose, the delivery user terminal 200 subsequently delivers to the center server. An update command may be issued so that the status is delivery completion. In addition, when the authentication information used by the delivery user terminal 200 for the present delivery work is a one-time key, the delivery user terminal 200 is acquired in the above-mentioned S53 at the timing when the lock notification is received in the process of S35. Authentication information may be invalidated. That is, the authentication information stored in the storage unit of the delivery user terminal 200 may be deleted from the delivery user terminal 200 at the timing when the delivery user terminal 200 receives the lock notification.

  When the delivery information is updated in S62, the center server 400 sends a signal to notify the request user terminal 50 of the information of the vehicle 10 that has delivered the package (processing of S63). This notification is performed by the control unit 402 of the center server 400. In this case, the control unit 402 that performs this notification functions as a notification unit in the present invention. The control unit 52 of the request user terminal 50 that has received the vehicle information displays the vehicle information on the touch panel display (input / output unit 53) (processing of S64). Based on the vehicle information, the requesting user can specify the vehicle 10 to which the package has been delivered. The processes of S63 and S64 may be executed only when the package is delivered to the second vehicle 10B.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, before delivery of a package to the vehicle 10 originally scheduled, the vehicle 10 moves and it becomes difficult to deliver the package to the vehicle 10 However, since an alternative vehicle can be selected, the opportunity to deliver the package can be increased.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 delivery management system 10 vehicle 11 in-vehicle apparatus 15 loading room 16 loading room door 50 request user terminal 100 key unit 200 delivery user terminal 300 locking / unlocking apparatus 400 center server 500 delivery management server

Claims (4)

An authentication information providing server for providing authentication information corresponding to a locking and unlocking apparatus for locking and unlocking a predetermined area of a vehicle serving as a delivery location of the package based on a request from a delivery user terminal used by a user delivering the package. ,
An authentication information storage unit that stores authentication information for locking and unlocking the predetermined area;
An authentication information management unit that issues the authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit to the delivery user terminal;
A vehicle information storage unit storing information on a plurality of vehicles associated with the package recipient;
When there is a request from the delivery user terminal to make the predetermined area of the vehicle different from the first vehicle corresponding to the authentication information issued by the authentication information management unit earlier from the delivery user terminal, the vehicle information storage unit A control unit which causes the authentication information management unit to issue the authentication information corresponding to a second vehicle different from the first vehicle among the plurality of vehicles stored in the
An authentication information providing server comprising:   A notification unit for notifying the terminal used by the receiver that the package has been delivered to the second vehicle when receiving a signal indicating that the package has been delivered from the delivery user terminal to the second vehicle The authentication information providing server according to claim 1, further comprising: A terminal used by a user who delivers a package, the delivery user terminal performing locking and unlocking of a predetermined area of the vehicle serving as the delivery location of the package using authentication information corresponding to the vehicle serving as the delivery location of the package Locking and unlocking method,
Transmitting to the authentication server a request for setting the predetermined area of a vehicle different from the first vehicle corresponding to the authentication information received earlier as a delivery location;
Receiving from the authentication server the authentication information corresponding to a second vehicle different from the first vehicle among the plurality of vehicles associated with the package recipient;
Locking and unlocking a predetermined area of the second vehicle using the authentication information corresponding to the second vehicle;
Locking and unlocking method.   The locking and unlocking method according to claim 3, wherein the delivery user terminal, upon receiving the authentication information corresponding to the second vehicle, revokes the authentication information corresponding to the first vehicle.

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